The Jeju Island in South Korea has filed a lawsuit against a mother and daughter for travelling there for a holiday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The island which is popular with tourists was visited by the pair for a holiday …

A major new report by World Travel And Tourism Council has revealed the fundamental contribution that the travel & tourism industry will make to Asia-Pacific’s economic recovery, once the COVID-19 or coronavirus global pandemic has been combated. The …

The United Kingdom tourism industry is bracing for a £2billion hit from the coronavirus lockdown over the Easter holidays as popular destinations urge people to stay away despite the devastating impact their absence will have on businesses. Most of the …

On March 23, the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a nationwide lockdown notice under the term “National Emergency” as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Later, Mr. Johnson tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to the ICU for …

Preliminary data from STR reveals that mainland China’s daily hotel occupancy reached an absolute level of 31.8% on 28 March, up from a low of 7.4% during the first week of February. In the key markets across the region …

Every spring time, the annual Daffodil Festival and Parade brings the citizens of Washington’s Pierce County together, but for the first time since Second World War, festivities have been cancelled due to coronavirus or COVID 19 concerns. For …

Passengers have sued Carnival for negligent misconduct after it allegedly concealed information regarding the spread of coronavirus onboard one of its ships. As soon as the first Covid-19 cases had been detected onboard the Costa Luminosa, which set …

In the week leading to Easter Sunday, hundreds of colorful processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods and centuries-old religious floats traditionally flood the streets of villages and cities across Spain. But this year with a nationwide lockdown in place to …

Luigi Brugnaro the mayor of Venice has announced that the city will be postponing its new tourist tax for a year. An entry fee of up to€10 was to be introduced from July 1, 2020. The Italian city has …

The International Air Transport Association has warned that some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing with plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis. The livelihoods of some 65.5 million people are dependent on the aviation …

TKS Exhibition Services Ltd announced that ITE has been postponed to August 6-9 and will be held in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. After the breakout in Greater Bay Area which includes Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other Guangdong cities …

The trains, buses and planes have started moving tens of thousands of passengers from Wuhan as the central Chinese city, the initial epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, emerges from an 11-week lockdown. From Wednesday, Wuhan’s 11 million residents can travel …

Seoul, the capital city of South Korea has shut down hundreds of bars, night clubs and discos amid concerns over coronavirus transmission as most of the citizens ignore social distancing guidelines. The move was announced by Mayor Park Won-soon after …

The Department of Transport revealed in the new figures that only a very small proportion of people in the UK are still travelling indicating that the government’s lockdown measures are in the most part being observed. Rail Minister Chris …

The tourism officials in Osoyooos warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could mean the huge loss of millions of dollars in tourism revenue. Destination Osoyoos said in a letter to town council, with the closure of all leisure and business travel, …

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has been working towards providing support to the global travel and tourism industry since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to urge citizens across the world to stay at home, …

ABTA has warned that the holiday providers could go bankrupt if forced to offer refunds to travellers, meaning millions of trips could be cancelled. The travel industry body is urging the Government of United Kingdom to introduce temporary changes to …

After the Foreign Office warned against overseas travel indefinitely, Jet2, Britain’s second-biggest holiday company has cancelled all flights and holidays up to mid-June. The company is based in Leeds and offers both scheduled flights and package holidays. Considering the …

Vanuatu, a country in Oceania has been hit by one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclone ever to make a landfall, forcing the government to suspend coronavirus social distancing measures for evacuees. Tropical Cyclone Harold packed winds of up to …

Japan has finally decided to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures. The decision comes in light of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Tokyo saw a sudden surge on Sunday. …